Photoshop seems to be all about the AI tools these days, and the latest release certainly has its share of those. However, Adobe is finally introducing something else that Photoshop users have demanded for a long time: lighting controls like those in Lightroom. That will help save time for simple edits by allowing creators to do RAW-quality edits without leaving the Photoshop app. The new Light Adjustment Layer promises "professional-grade lighting controls" in a non-destructive layer. Those controls include exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks, allowing for "camera raw-level results without ever leaving your Photoshop layers workflow," Adobe explained.

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen One method is easier, but the other gets you faster, more reliable performance. Affinity is an image editor that's, unofficially, come to Linux. You can install it either via AppImage or a script. Both installations have their issues, but it's worth doing. One of the loudest cries centered around the Linux OS for years has been the need for Photoshop.

At the end of last year, Adobe leveraged OpenAI's Apps SDK to bring Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express to ChatGPT. Now, the company is bringing nearly its entire suite of creative apps to ChatGPT with the introduction of the Adobe plugin. All told, once you've added the extension to your account, you'll have access to more than 70 of Adobe's tools, including Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat, Lightroom, Illustrator and InDesign. To add the extension, open ChatGPT's settings menu and navigate to the plugins section, then select the Adobe one. You can then invoke it by typing @Adobe into ChatGPT's prompt bar, followed by your request.

Tech companies believe in intellectual property, but not yours. In April 2024, Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO and a current AI evangelist, gave a closed-door lecture to a group of Stanford students. If these young people hoped to be Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Schmidt explained, then they should be prepared to breach some ethical boundaries. Yet Schmidt told the students to go ahead and download whatever they need to build an accurate "test" version of their AI product. If the product takes off, "then you hire a whole bunch of lawyers to go clean the mess up," he said.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I thought AI would replace Photoshop. Here's why I still do it myself Now that the novelty of generative AI is wearing off, it's clear that there are some serious limitations. When ChatGPT first debuted, I thought my days as a writer were numbered. There are so many things it can do, and I imagine artists have had similar pangs of fearful panic as generative AI keeps getting ever better at creating lifelike and/or stylized images.

GPU prices could follow RAM's big rise You can start using the apps for free, with some limitations. A ChatGPT user asks the chatbot to make an image more vibrant through Photoshop. At the time, the company said more software was on the way, and now one of the most popular professional applications is available through the chatbot. Starting today, you can access Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express inside of ChatGPT. All the apps are free to use through OpenAI's website, though before you can begin generating PDFs and illustrations using Acrobat and Adobe Express, you'll need to sign into your Adobe account.

Ahead of Adobe's MAX Sneaks event, WIRED got an exclusive look at a new tool that can change the tone and style of a voice-over. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Adobe sat me down and played a short demo video with a matter-of-fact, if a bit boring, voice-over. It was nothing special, but after pulling up a transcript, highlighting the text, and choosing from a list of preset emotions, the vocal performance completely changed.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Adobe unveiled new AI additions to its Firefly image generation tool, plus Photoshop, Premiere, and Lightroom. First, there was generative AI, allowing creators, editors and memelords to create artificial worlds with just a few words. Now, Adobe is offering the ability to edit those worlds with Prompt to Edit, a new feature within Firefly, plus audio capabilities. Adobe announced the new capabilities at its MAX conference, where it typically rolls out new capabilities within its Creative Cloud suite as well as Firefly, its AI image generator -- which now includes soundtracks and AI voiceovers.

Google's Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use Google's tool greatly simplifies photo editing; just tell your phone what changes you want in the photo, and it'll execute them. It also hints at the coming leap in how we interact with computers. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The smartphone has become the playground for new AI and generative AI features.

You can do more with your pictures--you just need the right app. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. You've likely got a plethora of photos stored on your phone, charting out every day (or maybe even every hour) in detail, but have you done anything with them lately? Maybe you share them just as they are--or perhaps you leave them locked away. The right photo editing app can help you to do more with your photos, and make the most of them before sharing.